US Tourism to London and Paris Remains Undeterred

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by Janeen Christoff
Last updated: 4:30 PM ET, Thu June 1, 2017

Terror attacks barely made a dent in travelers' desires to go abroad this summer, and London and Paris remain the most popular destinations according to a new Allianz survey. The summer of 2015 was a banner year for travel and one that's hard to beat, despite a number of terror attacks that have rocked Europe since the November 2015 Paris attacks.However, the numbers are getting closer. Allianz took a look at more than 10 million trips planned by its customers over the course of 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Results show that 2017 will bring more visitors to London and Paris. London will see an increase of almost 37 percent in visitor numbers while Paris is expected to rise by almost 29 percent. Both of these results get closer to the record visitation numbers during the summer of 2015. Stockholm, also a victim of recent attacks, will also see a rise in visitors. The city is expected to beat its visitation numbers from 2015 and 2016 this summer, with an increase of a little more than 8 percent. "Despite continued terrorist activity in Europe and corresponding U.S. State Department travel warnings, Americans won't be deterred in their desire to visit iconic European destinations like London and Paris," said Daniel Durazo, director of communications at Allianz Global Assistance USA.[READMORE]READ MORE: <a href="http://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/record-number-of-us-tourists-visited-britain.html" target="_self">Record Number of US Tourists Visited Britain</a> [/READMORE]The top 20 destinations in Europe this summer, were as follows: -London, United Kingdom -Paris, France -Rome, Italy -Athens, Greece -Barcelona, Spain -Dublin, Ireland -Amsterdam, Netherlands -Madrid, Spain -Frankfurt, Germany -Venice, Italy -Zurich, Switzerland -Munich, Germany -Milan, Italy -Copenhagen, Denmark -Lisbon, Portugal -Edinburgh, United Kingdom -Reykjavik, Iceland -Shannon, Ireland -Stockholm, Sweden -Prague, Czech RepublicOne thing to note, however, is that these survey results were done after the London terror attack in April but before the incident in Manchester at an Ariana Grande concert.However, many experts, including VisitBritain, <a href="http://A new survey by Allianz showed that Americans still are eager to head to London and Paris this summer. Terror attacks barely make a dent in travelers desires to go abroad this summer and London and Paris remain the most popular destinations. The summer of 2015 was a banner year for travel and one that's hard to beat - especially after a number of terror attacks have rocked Europe since the November 2015 Paris attacks. However, the numbers are getting closer. Allianz took a look at more than 10 million trips planned by its customers over the course of 2015, 2016 and 2017. Results show that 2017 will bring more visitors to London and Paris. London will see an increase of almost 37 percent in visitor numbers and the number of visitors to Paris is expected to rise by almost 29 percent. Both of these results get closer to the visitation numbers these cities received in the summer of 2015. Stockholm, also a victim of recent attacks, will also see a rise in visitors. The city is expected to beat its visitation numbers from 2015 and 2016 this summer with an increase of a little more than 8 percent. "Despite continued terrorist activity in Europe and corresponding U.S. State Department travel warnings, Americans won't be deterred in their desire to visit iconic European destinations like London and Paris," said Daniel Durazo, director of communications at Allianz Global Assistance USA. The top 20 destinations in Europe this summer, were as follows: London, United Kingdom Paris, France Rome, Italy Athens, Greece Barcelona, Spain Dublin, Ireland Amsterdam, Netherlands Madrid, Spain Frankfurt, Germany Venice, Italy Zurich, Switzerland Munich, Germany Milan, Italy Copenhagen, Denmark Lisbon, Portugal Edinburgh, United Kingdom Reykjavik, Iceland Shannon, Ireland Stockholm, Sweden Prague, Czech Republic One thing to note, however is that these survey results were done after the London terror attack in April but before the incident in Manchester at an Ariana Grande concert. However, many experts, including VisitBritain, don't believe that terrorism will lead to many cancelations as people have learned to travel under these circumstances." target="_self">don't believe that terrorism will lead to many cancellations</a>, as people have learned to travel under these circumstances.